Brad Marchand throws shade at Lars Eller after refusing to fight

The bad blood between Lars Eller and Brad Marchand is still very real, even if the latter wants nothing to do with it.

The beef began earlier this season, when the visiting Bruins were lit up by the Capitals in a 7-0 blowout on opening night. Eller scored midway through the third period to give Washington a seven-goal lead, rubbing salt in the wound with a rather unnecessary celebration.

A quick fact check shows that Eller is actually averaging just under 17 minutes per game, but hey, who’s counting, right Brad?

Marchand, as well all know, has a tendency to get mixed up in situations such as this, but he’s proven he’s more than willing to drop the mitts when he’s in the mood. For example, he had no problem knocking Eller around when his team was down 7-0 at the beginning of the season.

But three months later, he just wasn’t feeling it. Classic Marchand, you might say.

Eller, for what it’s worth, wasn’t impressed.

“Everyone saw what he is,” Eller said of Marchand after the skirmish. “There’s not a lot of integrity in his game.”